Tilting mechanism for dolls&#39; eyes



W. G. KELLOW.

MECHANISM E R nous EYES.

' TILTING APPLICATION FI'LED MAR. 22 I919.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

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KELLOW, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, WARREN G. KELLOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in TiltingMechanisms for Dolls Eyes, of which the following is a specificatlon.

' My invention relates more particularly to improvements in that classof dolls eye tilting mechanisms as shown and described in my allowedapplication entitled Adjustable eye tilting device for dolls, Serial No.249,- 511, filed Aug. 12, 1918, and refers more especially toimprovements on that construction. y In the construction above referredto when the doll was slightl inclined from a vertical position, the eyeti ting mechanism immediat'ely started a tilting operation, thereby,

. struction the eye tilting mechanism will not operate until the dollhas assumed-a eatl inclined position from the vertical, this a lowing aslight inclination of the doll on a movement from a vertical to ahorizontal position without in the least afi'ecting an operation of theeye tilting mechanism;

Again no provisionwas made .in my first construction to revent a contactof the gravity weighte arm a ainst the interior of the dolls head when te same was raised from a horizontal position to a vertical one,

the noise caused by such contact being an objectionable one. By means ofmy improved construction all noises attendant upon an operation of theeye tilting mechanism is eliminated. 1 4

A main objectof my invention is to provide a dolls eye tiltingmechanism, that'will not operate to cause a com lete closing movement ofthe dolls eyes until the doll is nearly brought into a horizontalposition.

A further object is to provide an eye tilting mechanism which is silentin operation. accomplish the above objects by means of the mec anismherein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of the front half vertical necessary to causean eye tilting movement.

Referring now more especially to the drawings, 5 indicates the ifrontportion of a dolls head which is usually formed of a plasticcomposition, the rear portion of the head not being illustrated as itforms no part of my invention. The dolls head is. provided in the frontthereof with the usual eye socket Specification of Letters Patent.Patented J an, 31, 1922,

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284,444.

openings 6 back in which are mounted the movable eyes.

The eye tiltin device, as in my former patent, prelferab y consists ofa' stamped metallic member, comprising transversely extending slottedarms 7 and 8, each arm being provided on its outer end with a pivotalbearing oint 9. Horizontal arms 7 and 8 are prov1 ed with alongitudinall extending slot 10 through which pass t s or other securingmeans 11 by means of which the eyes are adjustably secured to the armsas will be more particularly described hereinafter. The. plvotlalbearing points 9 of the arms 7 and 8 en age the interior surface of thedolls head ad acent the eyes, as; clearly shown in Figs. 1 and-3 of thedrawing, bein held in position by means of a p astlc substance 12 toprevent the accidental displacement of the bearing points 9 when inposition in the dolls head.

vThe dolls eyes 15 are preferably formed of wood or a'slmilar materialand are hemispherical in form as clearl shown in various views of thedrawing, the emispherical portion having a thin covering formed ofcelluj 'loid 16, the outer surface of which presents a simulation olfthehuman e e. Each of eyes 15 on their flat sides arepre erably provi edwith centrally disposed indentations 17 .which are engaged by the tacks11 when the eyes are adjustably secured to the slotted arms 7 and 8 ofthe tilting mechanism.

Extending upwardly from the upper edge of arms .7 and 8, and midwabetweenthelr ends, is arm 18 designed to imit the movement of thetilting device and the eyes connected thereto so that when the doll isbrought into a reclining or horizontal position, the dolls eyes willhave the appearance of being closed, as in sleep.

Formed integral with arm 7 and 8 and depending therefrom and also invertical alinement with arm 18 is an actuating arm .with arm 19 but itmay be formed separate if desired and attached to the weight 20 in adesired manner. Arm 21 extends upwardly and is turned into a hooked formas clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing so that its end 22 willcontact with the interior surface of the dolls head. By means of arm 21the tilting mechanism will be limited in its forward movement when thedoll is brought'from a reclining or horizontal position into a verticalone, as shown. .Also by means of said arm all noise which is usuallyoccasioned by the weighted arm striking the interior of the dolls headwill be eliminated, the arm 21 preventing an engage ment of the gravityweight 20 with the head portion.

In adjusting the tilting mechanism the arm 19 is bent inwardly and thehooked end 22 of arm 21 is adjusted so that the gravity Weight 20 isgreatly to the rear of the dolls eyes, thus permitting the doll to begreatly inclined from its vertical position without an actuation of thetilting mechanism. 1

It will also be observed that by means of this construction the dollitself must be inclined from its vertical axis as clearly illustrated inFig. 4 of the drawing before the weighted arm will begin to actuate thetilting mechanism, the full closing of the eyes not occurring until thedoll has almost reached a horizontal position.

From the foregoi description it will be apparent that a ch1 d may carrya doll provided with my eye tilting mechanism slightly out of itsvertical position in her arms without causing a movement of the eyeswhich is foundto be highly desirable.

What I claim is: p 1. In combination with a dolls head having eyeopenings therein, of an eye tilting mechanism pivotally mounted withinsaid head, a. air of eyes carried by said mechanism and registering withthe eye openings of the dolls head, a weighted armconnected to saidtilting mechanism for actuating the same on a movement of the doll fromone position to another, and means to adjust said actuating arm, wherebyto prevent a movement of said arm until a desired inclination of thedoll has been reached on its movement from a vertical to a horizontalposition.

2. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings therein of aneye tilting device pivotally mounted therein, having a pair of eyesmounted thereon and registering with said eye openings formed in thedolls head, a weighted arm carried by said device for actuating the,same on a movement of the doll from one position to another,.and an .armconnected to said weighted arm, said arm adapted to prevent a tiltingmovement of said tilting device during a movement of the doll from avertical to a horizontal position until a desired inclination has beenreached in its movement.

In combination with a dolls head having eyeopenings therein, .of an eyetilting device having a pair of eyes secured thereto pivotally mountedwithin said dolls head, said eyes registering with the openings formedin the dolls head, a weighted actuating arm connected to said device,and adjustable means secured to the actuating arm adjacent the weightedend thereof for limiting the movement of the actuating arm in one of itsmovable directions.

4. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings therein, of aneye tilting device pivotally mounted within said head, a weighted armconnected to said device for actuating the same on a movement of thedoll from one position to another, and a spring arm connected to thelower end of said weighted arm adapted to contact with the interior ofthe dolls head on a movement of said doll from a horizontal to avertical position,'whereby to cause a silent operation of the tiltingdevice.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 10th day of March, 1919.

WARREN G. KELLOW.

